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Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
A kATAd0x.

Here's nut for the young people to
crack: A farmer had sixty eggs,
thirty of the largest he placed in one
basket, and sold at the rate Of two for
a cent, while the remaining thirty he
sold from another basket at the rate of
three for cent. From the first bas-
ketful he realized fifteen cents, and
from the second ten GEMS, q total of
twenty five cents. When he next went
to market, he thought that as three
eggs for cent and two eggs for cent
were the same as five eggs for two
cents, he would not bother to sort his
eggs over, but would put the sixty In
one basket, and wonld sell them at the
rate of five for two cents, as he assum-
ed he had done on his previous trip.
He did so, but found, when ne came
to reckon up his receipts. that he had
only realized twenty tour cents from
them, instesk of twenty-five cents, the
amount receivec when he sorted them
over. and sold them two for cent and
three for a cent. The question that
puzzles the farmer, and is puzzling the
mathematicians, is what became Of the
missing penny
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
FIEhuE MES OF TaE " est.

At the September election of 1851 a
crowd was gathered, in front of ga
loon at Granite Basin, mining town
In California, smoking, drinking and
entertaining each other with rude jests
and laughter. Somewhat apart, re-
iates H. Fl. Bancroft, in popular Tri-
bunals," stood hard visaged, cross.
grained man, but withal honest and
industrious. He had gained the ILL
will OF his fellows by his unsocial and
morose manner rather than by any
real wrong doing. As the crowd be.
came excited by liquor their converse
ton turned upon this man, and one
story followed another accusing him Of
falsehood and of other evil ways.
Hearing his name used he drew q
DOC t-knife and stabbed one or two
men, each of whom was mo e power
|ful than himself. Several wounds
were inflicted, but none of serious
nature. Maddened at the sight of
blood the crowd rushed upon him,
threw him down and punished him
savagely. But this was not enough;
binding him to a chair they hurried
him off to hang him to the nearest tree.
Protestations were of no avail. No ex-
|tenuating circumstances would be con-
sidered, nor would they listen to his
prayer for trial by jury. Reaching
a suitable place, they released him
| from the chair and stood him beneath
an oak tree. Then tying one end of a
rope around his neck and throwing the
other end over limb, twenty strong
men took hold with will and awaited
/ the signal. At that critical moment
three men stepped forward. One drew
a knife and severed the rope, while the
others faced the crowd. There was
Iouiet but bloody resolution in their
ewes. and the half.drunken hangmen
saw it and wavered. For six hours
thew faced each other until cooler rea-
son returned to the maddened men,
and they gradually dispersed, leaving
| the law to dispose of the case In a less
summary manner.
But the miners are not always 30
Ehasty in administering what they call
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
A Rash Prsn,ss.

Promises are serious things in Ger
many. A wealthy citizen Of Bahren-
field took lively interest In the well
fare Of railroad official Of that town,
~hose family was rapidly increasing,
and few years ago, on the birth Of
the mans ninth child, went so far as
to promise him house on the birth of
the twelfth addition to his family, be
it male or female. Repeatedly the
generous would be donor, in the pres
ence of Witnesses, had reiterated his
promises to the happy pater familias,
whose "great expectation" became the
town talk, as 1t were. One fine day
number twelve" made his appear
ance, but the magnificent Dives, on
being appealed TO, refused to make
good his word, pretending that the
whole matter was only ''joke." A
suit in optima lorna was the conse-.
quence OF the refusal. and the court
decided In favor of the PLAINTIFF re-
suit against which the respondent ap.
pealed-but In vain. The Supreme
Court of Kiel decided to look upon the
verbal offer as perfectly biuting, and
not only went so far as to reject the
appeal, but also to authorize the plain
tiff to choose one of the respondents
houses.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
An ocnIls,'s Advics.

Keep q shade over your lamp or gas.
burner.
Never read or sew directly in from,
of the light, window or door.
It is best to let the light fall from
above, obliquely over the left shoul.
der.
Never sleep go that on first awaken.
ing the eyes shall open ON the light ol
a window.
Never begin to read, write or sew
for several minutes after coming from
darkness to light.
Do not use the eyesight by light SO
scant that it requires an effort to dis
crimlnate, whether twilight, moon
light or on cloudy days.
Finally. the moment you are in
stinctively prompted to rub your eyes.
that moment stop using them.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
IrAsas OF INTEREST.

Arizona produced 10000. 900 pounds
of copper last year.
A floating island has formed in Lake
Apopks, Fla.
In Steuben County, n y, cne- day
recently, a 60.year-old farmer married.
q f6-year-old girl.
The statistics show that Ph,ladel.
pbia has S,034 saloons, Of which only
470 are kept by native Americans.
The river front at Sioux City is be-
ling cut off In huge chunks by the
|treacherous wbirlpools Of the Missouri
A man in Stafford, Kas.. has made
Ian effort to improve ON the declara-
tlon Of independence by writing new
one.
o. G. Cabot. q brother of Sebastian
Cabot, had only TO spell his name
backwards and the result was-to-
bacco.
In New York city many mothers
give their babies an airing by riding
an hour or two on the elevated railway
cars.
Clara Erskin Waters is the name of
Boston woman who is building Q
Hindoo temple in her back yard, to
worship in.
Miss Batcheier of Saratoga. dangh-
tier OF General Batcheler, Is only II
years old and speaks eight languages
fiuently.
In the east of London there Ia q
church where parties wishing to marry
may have the ceremony performed for
sevenpence ha'penny.
The women of the Presbyterian
Church Of this country hsye raised
Iduring the past sixteen years about
I$2, 150, 900 for missions.
Nine. Popp, for fifty years editor Of
the Bruges Journal, has written no less
THAN $4,000 articles. each containing
from 5000 to 1000 words.
| Gilbert and Sullivan are said to be
preparing an American comic opera
base on the assumption that Ameri.
leans don't rule their own country.
| A law designed to prevent girls
under the age Of 10 years from begging
Ior peddling has been admitted TO the
|statute books OF Massachusetts.
l A writer in The Nineteenth Century
proposes the establishment of we'll
Iendowed kitchen college for the
lsystematic training of domestic ser
wants.
/ At Clarksville, Ga, the Soque wool
en- mill has forbidden any OF its female
lemployes to wear bustles while a
work in the factory, for the reason
THAT there is danger of their dresses
being caught in the looms
There is law in Washington Terri
Itory compelling the teachers OF public
schools to teach physiology ard hy-
Igiene, and ii they do not teach thu
same they cannot draw school money
also, ifthe pupils will not study these
studies they can be expelled from tht
Ischool.
Two years ago Lillian E. Linekin
Iof San Francisco, employed detec
Tive to 20 East and look up the antece
Idents of DIR. Toland, to whom thu
Iyoung lady was engaged. The en-
lgagement was soon after 'declare(
loft" and now the detective is suing
Miss Linekin for 81, 500 for his servi
Ices.
/ Irving Born, Of Allegsn, Mich, Il
wears old, helped his mother wash II
1.-The morning and then went to Clapp'l
warehouse, nailed handles on 80'
peach baskets, driving eight nails il
each basket, or 4,SO0 in all, and ther
tied up the baskets in half-dozen lots
He then quit and called 1t half a day
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
ALraABrr OF AnInALs.
BY AMBaos. .. orrrr.


Ant. alligator and the psnshsr,
Beaver, bear. bug, With ne snt-satsr,
OoW, crocodile aud the cuokagpo.
Dos. dog. deer. vita the kSngsroo.
Eagle, hawk, hart sud the bustasd,
FAwn, ferret, toad, with the busSard,
0ooss. guinse-pig aud the cst,
Horss. hysnA. Amel. With the rat.
lbsx, isy, blus-bird snd the ossifags,
JAckAl, lipsrd, snail, With the osprsy,
kines kina nshsr, lsech and the spider,
Liop' locust, ispwing, with tho fJ.cAtcner.
Man. monkey and tn, mouss.
Ntghthsvk nspaui, with the louw,
Gstrsch, cx. owl md tbs ermfne,
PolliRoe, pe.wink ., with the wolverine.
Quail. kite, bee IN the goriils,
habit, Yatties 7AEe, with the ArDadillo,
swan, stayk. swtne and ths hawk,
Tfogan, trumpeteF, with tho Awk.
Unicorn, chameleon and the fchnsumon,
yuhufs viper, ny. with the opossum.
WnAle. weasel. bat aad the mole,
xsntho. tortoiss, with tho sole.
Yellow.hsmmsr, cucxatoo aud the pelican
Zebra, EIeds, raven, with the cofmorAtt.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
"To Grin Like u Cheshire Cat. {"
Aha XAar Raund


The county of Chester gave origin
to the saying, "to grin like a Cheshire
cat" which IS still in vogue in many
districts in the North OF England.
Several accounts have been given as to
the birth OF this suggestive phrase.
One, which appears to be the most
plausible, asserts that the wild cat
continued to inhabit the peninsula be.
tween the Dee and Mersey long after it
had disappeared from other parts of
the country. The face, and especially
the mouth of the animal, were very
wide, snd its "grin" was SO exceeding
ly formidable that it may easily be i'm
agined how the saying, ito grin like
Cheshire cat," came to be a COM
mon one among the peasantry. 1t Is
also said to have arisen from the fact
that Cheshire cheeses were, at some
distant period, made in the form of o
cat indigenous to the county. We are
told that the cheeses were embellished
with whiskers and tails, and we ma Y
suppose that their mouths were &C.
corded 0 sufficiently wide grin to give
the cue to the saying.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
Operasis rrsat.


The phenomenal sucooss OF Etminis''
presented for over soc nights as the New
York Casino. makes IL unnecessary TO-
extend any words Of especial commend
alton TO Mr.. Rudolph Aronson's excsl-l
lent opera compsny which u to present
that delightful 0psrA. Mr.. ArJnson's
capable msnagem msut Of The Casino 10
the best assurance Of the character Of
the performance ANNOUNCED. The COM
psny 10 composed entirely Of fAvorite
M sicSr sfttsfp- and comedians. and 10
without doubt the Beet drilled or sapiza-
tion OF It's kind that 70 tbs found In
America. Iodeed when II
was presented In Lond0ht the au-
| shors could boast OF NO eroe list of pop
! ular and thisnfsd poople ~ Mr.. Aron'
30 4 hss put into it cast, and certainly
It nsver before hsd the advantage Of
such magnificent mounting as 1t now
receives.
Intellisent work and artistic In stipc,
have done wonders With the opera, and
the proof OF the discernment whict
guided ite frst prod uction IL Shown 10
the ourprising term OF popularity It hal
attained To see "Nrminie" 10 to enjoy
ct cnly an evening OF hearty Laughter
bat respite full Of pleasant scenes
charming music and entertaining
comedy, which pleasure will b
afforded the patrons Of the ODerl
House next Monday evening, at whicl
time " will be produced with oil tn
soeoery and appointments used in New
YORK.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

justice. A travelling Frenchman re-
lated that on reaching HAWKING bar
he saw Q Mexican tied TO the trunk OF
o tree and surrounded by q crowd.
The culprit was stripped 10 the waist,
and dozen men armed with brides
and stirrup straps were whipping him
by turns. His offensc, they said, was
the murder Of q bedfellow. Though
his back was covered with blood aud
his face was deadly pale with chsrac.
teristic stoicism the Mexican uttered
NO complaint, but held the end OF a
cigar between his clinched teeth, - II
in defiance of tate. Two hours later,
on entering a tavern, the Frenchman
was surprised TO zee the same man al
q table with his executioners drinking
gin and whiskey. He supposed the
affair ended; but the same evening he
found the Mexican hanging from thu
branch Of an oak. Out Of compassion
for the wretch's suffering the judge
had taken the means Of deadenisg hil
pain before they hanged him.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
sSa sAA.A

4 SALE-One OF those
ice .en.roomed houses at
A franklin streets, having
Eags on the Park Of s ss
riyirg an open view and
|dieals,ion Of pure air; also
bach view OF the river and
bnding country. For ait.
N snd conveniences and
this house cannot
|rp,s.ed, having all i'm
|snsn.s, including station
|nsrbls wash.stand. Apply at
th.s, or 2l4 East Fourth
|. $50.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
re BLlO eALEs.


Saturday, October 8, 1857
at !, O'Clock .. m, sharp.
Is HEAD or WESTERN MISSOURI
&. HORSES. &
~. !. Strawberry roam. 70 bands IAN nigh.
coming : year. old, Weighs l.2oo rounds.
good style and action. and ! firsl.oiass horse
NO. 4 strawberry roam horse. lfs4 hands
hish. wsighs, 1900 pouudf, yss's olt. we'll
broken, Gngie or double, and good eaddlo
horse. This horse can % driven by the
%oss tiuid 2 pssson; ,s i:ssisss e. 4 steam. and
No. Q. Say mare, yearf old, 1fs4 hands
high, weighs 1,l0l pounds. good SNAPPED and
an extra tpe mare for c,ach or family use.
NO. 4. Strawberry roam horse yoars old.
horse is nearly thorousADred. Will make
An ex rs nice livery horte, ard can run fast:
No. s Strsvoefry roan horjo comf1R
years old 1fH hands hfgh, weighs l.o7b
pounds, well broke. singiecr double, and .
very promising young hof'o and On extra
NO. 0. Brown horse, years old, 16H
| hands high. weighs ], loo Boueds. well broke,
singls or double, and good general por-
No. !. Bay hcrss. coming . yssrs old.
weighs 1000 pounds vol broke, single OF
double, an extra nice rpad hJrss with ~
much style as snybody's hofse.
no. 9. Brown mare. 8 years old, 1fz
hands high, se'ghs lilo pounds. witn lots
OF bone and gooo sction, ard with foal Dy
lOlydesdale horte, q perfsct mare. with ex'
copt;ons Of point OF ono Lf2, does NOT inlure
Ne. .. Bay horss, year. old. 1s,< ,sn3l
HIN, weighs 900 pounds, 500. ns.ul
nofss and vsry ttgc l.ts, wili suit 0 gentle
man that haS lTx II drist5R. .
/ 10. TO-. hay horse, Z years o,ds ltM haudt
high, weiah 1 90 pounds. Kooa wv.Rer In
kAny kin1 OF hrrness, but not sound, an OF
itrs good road horse, tn.
No. IL. blac1 horse, cunning years old
lis hands high. weighs II 700 pounds, well
broke, single or double; good. handy
moving horse, Will make good coaeh ol
tdccsor's horse. N7
No. IL. Dspple array horse, COT i,S year
lold, 16N hands hixn, weighs 1900 pounds
Ia good low down chunk viii MAKE good
No. ia. Pay horse 4 wears OIL. last spring
l6 hands nigh, Wefahs sb0 pounds. this Is
green vsstern horse, but with I've weak
, handling trotted mile tu 8 70 on Lobdsll'
track; We think With littie handling vii
: make very fast norss, we'll prokc, eingl'
!, or double, does not lag nor require boots
Nos. II 20 are all coed horse, from 4
! years old.
All horses 20 be az represented.
II No postponsmenl oa hocoupt OF weather
| N Ninety days credit Will be given, with In
teregt from Gate wi h aporovsd endcfser.
IL JESTER d &McDAhlEL.
~ l.. ". Stidhcm & Son, Auctti ineere.
Il r. S.-Also = car ,oa1 Of mules at priva.
sslo. o. daw 10
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

The handsomest line Of velvets and
plushes 1t millinery palaces, 6l7 Mar.
ket and 220 King streets.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10. A. D., 's7,

~ ~ ISA pc ~
The following described real estate of the
said Lydia X. Rothwel deceased. viz:
All that farm and tract of land. with large
three story frame hou$c aud good out huild-
tngs thereon erected, aitusted Oh the lie els in
Appo0ulnink Huudrdd, 2l2 acres OF iand,
more or less. The above Is one of the best
producing farms in Sdw Castle County, is all
tillable land. and th4 houses and buildings
thereon are in good repair. Is In very
fine neighborhood, only Il5 mile, from MID
dlatOwn
Attendance will be Given and terms OF sale
m ade known at the time aud place aforesaid
by JOdNM. ROTH WELL,
JAMES Z. ROTH WELL,
Ei ecutors.
Or Andrew 4. sanborn, Their attorney.
bctd3 -6-S- 1O-I2-iIw2Lt
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
SAL e
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of power contained In tho last
Wilt and Testament OF Iyiia X. Rothweil, de
ceased, will BE- expo ed 10 public sale, at the
National Hotel, Ia the town OF Mlddletown,
Delaware, on
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

n s,Lb-t}oOD aIsTOkY bklOk
tv.s sni Kitchen, No. 900 chestnut
k,b; 10 iseI desp; new tin rooIi Wy
;p t.cueie 70 rent; selling peoauee
b rsv living In philadsiphia; A
hus,ld toon. Apply 70 ]. J. WILL
a, r,tos: Uasstnut and Adh ms sts..
ssr,f i. O., 7en L. Dauphin stress,
tilotl Pa ss-im
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

TUE LADlls TO KNOW ~
g.s z. ..Ssisss % undervsar oyL y ~ ~
" " a, ~ sshiOlsy strsss.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

.xss0NB WAITING - y
x J; go: ::s,:::i':sss::S :; 8
esu'JW ~ JWanisgson lnss'hs',scu n -
,ssrs Sfses<
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

L..o-rIssr.oLAss urt,S,ss re Sn.
FrElp W. . Al ssi N srkst o.: hosiGms ~ Z
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

.,. WHITE GIRL W nE Min snlo.
rDIsa vomsn for dining U,a :
bls,s,a ,',snI. Apply ~ eio :. 10
sl 'A" o. ~
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06
sues,sa.

go BUT An EIGHI esi3.l
kBD-W IA III esth. north Of Ia. psls. !
II; s:.i {.
Daily Republican., 1887-10-06

IgsAtI-4sTORY BRiOK HOUSE
q Ruls side Of lowering avenue
{yrb.rsn street. Will soil chea y, ,hnd
jni!S nii purchaser. Monthly fnsta u
Ebk.u. Also Il, Linden street. Apply
50. 1T vEHNON. this off1se. ilb.u
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-24
A Fight for a Bridge.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DUBUQUE, To-, Aug. 23.-At II o'clock
this morning the government engineers
specially appointed for the purpose con-
vened at the Lorimer house to hear both
sides of the question in regard to con-
structing the proposed Chicago, Burllng-
ton d Northern bridge at Dubuque. The
government engineers in attendance
were: Maj. Mackenzie, of Rock Island;
Maj. Henry l.. Abbott, of New York,
and Maj. A. NJ. Miller, of st. Louis.
The following gentlemen, representing
the various railroad and nagivation in
tereStS, were present: Chief Engineer
Upham, of st. Paul, Of the Chicago,
Burling on d Northern, and his assist
ant. A. f. Robinson: Z. L. Jeffrey and
B. Aver, general manager and general
solicitor of the Illinois Central: T..
NJ. Dickey Bart E. Linehan, and Attor-
neyS F0uke and Shields. Besides there
were present the board of trades COM
mittee and other interested citizens.
Maj. Abbott announced the business OF
the meeting, and on his suggestion En-
gineer Upham, of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Northern, submitted and eX-
planned the plans adopted for the con-
struction of the proposed bridge. The
entire session was devoted to hearing
arguments in favor of and opposed to
the structure. All the steamboat, saw
mill and rafting interests are opposed
to the bridge, added to which are the
Milwaukee d St. Paul and the Illinois
Central, competing lines of railroad.
The board of trade and business men
generally favor the project, inasmuch
as it lets in new line of road. An adj
jOurnment was made until tomorrow,
when the site proposed will be person
all inspected by the United States Off
cialS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-24

of the Northwest, being largely inter-
ested in land and mining properties in
the vicinity of Lake superior. 1t was
in 1854, that Messrs. J. B. Beck, John G.
Breckenridge and Beriah Magoffin, of
Kentucky, acquired possession of prop
erty in this section of the United States,
which is yearly enhancing in value and
shows the foresight of these pioneers
in developing the Western country.
Consequently, when it was learned that
the senator from Kentucky was to spend
a few days in ST. Paul, the leading men
of the state of Minnesota being desirous
of showing their appreciation of his
friendly offices and teStifying their eS-
TEEN of his manly and sterling qualities
and statesmanlike attitude on all public
questions, conceived the idea for a
grand banquet in his honor and which
would rank as one of the finest affairs of
the kind ever given in the Northwest.
= Tables were ranged four in line
along the Robert street side of the house
and the head table ranged in a line with
Seventh was provided for the distin-
guished gentleman in whose honor the
banquets was given and invited guests,
in which leading men of the two great
political parties were pleasantly COM
mingled.
Accompanying is a diagram show
ing the tables and the order in which
the banqueters were seated around
them:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-24
They Want the Road.

Special 10 The Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. %. - The
chamber of commerce was crowded this
morning with Duluth & Red Wing rail-
way directors, members Of the chamber
and prominent citizens. President j. H.
SimOndS Of the chamber was in the
meeting. eX-Gov. Hubbard was called
upon. and made lengthy but forcible
speech upon the advantages OF the pro-
posed road. President HOyt. of the
company. gave an outline Of the route
selected. He reported S117,C0O as al
ready voted from towns along the line,
Sioux City if the line is
built to that place. Speeches were
made by CTary, Herbert and Powell, of
Red Wing, and Mayor j. B. Sutphin,
@. G. Hartley, G. II. Graves, Il. S.
Munger and W. T. Phillips. Just be-
fore the close of the morning proceed
ings a motion was introduced 10 appoint
committee to confer and cooperate
with the directors Of the Duluth, Red
Wing Il Southern railway in formulat-
ing plan for the organization of a con-
structiOn company and also for cOmplet-
Ing the survey of this end Of the line.
President SimOnds appointed the fol-
lowing committee: K. S. Munger, w.
w. Spalding, ". F. Phillips. G. II.
Graves and N. r. Baldwin. The COM
mittee held a conference with the Red
Wing directors this afternoon relative
10 the motion. Various propositions
were made and the directors Of the road
VIII act on them at the next meeting in
Red Wing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-24
There My he a Row.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-It has leaked out
that few days ago the New York Cen
tral road, having grown tired of the pas
senger boycott. intimated to the Rock
Island company that if the latter would
subscribe to the terms and conditions
asked in regard to the payment OF COM
missions. the Central would restore
Rock Island through tickets and again
put them on sale. The Rock Island
forwarded the document furnished,
duly signed, and it was referred to the
law department of the Central, where
it yet remains. There is combination
among the Eastern trunk lines not TO
treat individually with the boycOtted
Western roads, or accept any submis-
sion that does not include all of the
Eas tern lines, and the Central was per-
suaded, after making oyertuTes, to hold
to the combination. 1t is now con-
tended that the New York Central,
in forwarding the terms for signature,
entered into legal contract with the
Rock Island, and that in not carrying
out the conditions it has made itself liza
bic for any injury or damage that may
ensue. The Rock Island people will,
without doubt, attempt to enforce the
contract by invoking the law. The up
shot may be the demolition of the trunk
line boycott combination.